African Handball Confederation

African Handball Confederation
CAHB logo
Formation	1973
Type	Sports organization
Headquarters	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Membership	53 nations
Official language	French, English & Arabic
President	Dr. Mansourou A. Aremou
Website	www.cahbonline

The African Handball Confederation, (acronym CAHB) referring to a (French: Confédération Africaine de Handball), is the administrative and controlling body for African team handball. Founded in 1973 after the 2nd African Games in Lagos, Nigeria, it represents the national handball associations of Africa under the supervision of the International Handball Federation (IHF).

The CAHB headquarters is located in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Its current President is the Dr. Mansourou A. Aremou from Benin. The motto of the organisation is Let's build African Handball together.

History

Old logo

Founded on January 15, 1973 in Lagos, Nigeria during the 2nd All Africa Games, the African Handball Confederation (CAHB) is the institution which runs handball in Africa. It is a non-profit making apolitical organisation. To date, fifty (50) federations are affiliated to the CAHB. Its headquarters is in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

List of Presidents

Name	Years
Mr. Babacar Fall	1973 - 1993
Dr. Salem Nabil	1993 - 1996
Mr. Christophe Yapo Achi	1996 - 2008
Mr. Mansourou A. Aremou	September 2008 - till date

Current Office Bearers

Designation	Name
President	Dr. Mansourou A. Aremou
1st Vice President	Dr. Lanre Glover
2nd Vice President	Mr. El Medhat Beltagy
Secretary General	Mr. Charles Omboumahou
Treasurer	Mr. Auguste Dogbo

Tournaments

Country

Club

Title Holders

Nations	African Championship		African Junior Championship		African Youth Championship
	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
	Egypt (2016)	Tunisia (2014)	Egypt (2014)	Angola (2015)	Egypt (2014)	Egypt (2015)

Clubs	Champions League		Cup Winner's Cup		Super Cup
	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
	Zamalek (2015)	1º de Agosto (2015)	ES Tunis (2015)	1º de Agosto (2015)	Club Africain (2015)	1º de Agosto (2015)

Members

Algeria (m / w)
Angola (m / w)
Benin (m / w)
Botswana (m / w)
Burkina Faso (m / w)
Burundi (m / w)
Cameroon (m / w)
Cape Verde (m / w)
Central African Republic (m / w)
Chad (m / w)
Comoros (m / w)
Congo (m / w)
DR Congo (m / w)
Ivory Coast (m / w)
Djibouti (m / w)
Egypt (m / w)
Equatorial Guinea (m / w)
Eritrea (m / w)

Ethiopia (m / w)
Gabon (m / w)
Gambia (m / w)
Ghana (m / w)
Guinea (m / w)
Guinea-Bissau (m / w)
Kenya (m / w)
Lesotho (m / w)
Liberia (m / w)
Libya (m / w)
Madagascar (m / w)
Malawi (m / w)
Mali (m / w)
Mauritania (m / w)
Mauritius (m / w)
Morocco (m / w)
Mozambique (m / w)
Namibia (m / w)

Niger (m / w)
Nigeria (m / w)
Rwanda (m / w)
Sao Tome and Principe (m / w)
Senegal (m / w)
Seychelles (m / w)
Sierra Leone (m / w)
Somalia (m / w)
South Africa (m / w)
Sudan (m / w)
Swaziland (m / w)
Tanzania (m / w)
Togo (m / w)
Tunisia (m / w)
Uganda (m / w)
Zambia (m / w)
Zimbabwe (m / w)

Top ten CAHB Men's teams

Updated as of 22 Sep 2013

Rank	Team	Points
15	Egypt	62
18	Tunisia	45
20	Algeria^C	31
33	Morocco	8
42	Angola	3
47	Nigeria	1

^C Current Africa champion

Top ten CAHB Women's teams

Updated as of 03 Nov 2013

Rank	Team	Points
18	Angola	48
26	Tunisia^C	18
27	Ivory Coast	14
29	Congo	10
39	Ivory Coast	3
43	DR Congo	2
61	Cameroon	4.8
48	Cape Verde	1

^C Current Africa champion

Summer olympics record

Men

Nation	1936	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	Total
Algeria				10	12	10		10						4
Egypt							11	6	7	12	10		Q	6
Tunisia		16							10			8		3
Total	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1		12

Women

Nation	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	Total
Angola						7	9	9	12	10	Q	5
Congo		6										1
Ivory Coast				8								1
Nigeria					8							1
Total	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		14

World Championship record

Men

Team	1938	1954	1958	1961	1964	1967	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	Total
Algeria								15		16	16	16		16	17	15	13	18	17		19	15	17	24		14
Angola																			20	21					Q	3
Egypt					14								12	6	6	7	4	15	14	17	14	14	16	14	Q	14
Morocco														22	23	17	22	23		20						6
Nigeria																23										1
Tunisia						15								15	16	12	10	14	4	11	17	20	11	15	Q	13
Total	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3		59

Women

Team	1957	1962	1965	1971	1973	1975	1978	1982	1986	1990	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	Total
Algeria							11						19								22		3
Angola										16	16	13	15	15	13	17	16	7	11	8	16	16	13
Cameroon																	22						1
Congo								12						22	22			17	20				5
DR Congo																					20	24	2
Ivory Coast												17	14	20		21	21		18	16			7
Tunisia						12									19	18		15	14	18	17	21	8
Total	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	38

External links

CAHB official website

African Handball Confederation – Club Competitions

Men	Champions League Cup Winners' Cup Super Cup

Women	Women's Champions League Women's Cup Winners' Cup Women's Super Cup

National handball teams of Africa (CAHB)

Algeria
Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Djibouti
DR Congo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Women's national handball teams of Africa (CAHB)

Algeria
Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Djibouti
DR Congo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

National members of the International Handball Federation (IHF)

African Handball
Confederation (CAHB)

Asian Handball
Federation (AHF)

European Handball
Federation (EHF)

Oceania Continent
Handball Federation
(OCHF)

Pan-American Team
Handball Federation
(PATHF)

Caribbean	BAR CUB DOM HAI PUR SKN TRI

Central America	CRC ESA GUA HON NCA PAN

Northern America	CAN GRL MEX USA

South America	ARG BOL BRA CHI COL ECU PAR PER URU VEN

Affiliated Members

International handball

World Championships (men women men's junior women's junior men's youth women's youth beach) Olympic Games Youth Olympics World Games (beach) Super Globe National teams Player of the Year

Africa	African Championship (men women men's junior women's junior men's youth women's youth) All-Africa Games

Americas	Pan American Championship (men women men's junior women's junior men's youth women's youth beach) Pan American Games Central American Games Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games Caribbean Championship Central American Championship North American and Caribbean Championship South American Championship Bolivarian Games

Asia	Asian Championship (men women men's junior women's junior men's youth women's youth men's beach women's beach) Asian Games South Asian Games West Asian Games Asian Youth Games GCC Championship (men women) South Asian Championship Southeast Asian Championship GCC Games GCC Women's Games

Europe	European Championship (men women men's junior women's junior men's youth women's youth beach) EYOF

Oceania	Nations Cup (men women) Challenge Trophy (men's junior women's junior) Youth Championship (men) Pacific Cup (men women)

Intercontinental	CPLP Games IHF Emerging Nations Championships European Open Indian Ocean Island Games Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Championship Pan Arab Games Summer Universiade World University Championship

International Handball Federation (IHF) Achievements by nation

Sports governing bodies in Africa

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